PH drops 10 spots in 2018 World Digital Competitiveness Ranking

Rappler.com reports: “The Philippines dropped significantly in the 2018 World Digital Competitiveness Rankings of the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD), finishing 56th out of 63 countries, dropping 10 places from 2017’s 46th spot. In the Asia-Pacific, the Philippines remains one of the worst-ranked, finishing 12th among 14, dropping one place from last year’s 11th place standing. The Philippines’ 10-place drop in 2018 is the biggest drop in the past 6 years. In 2013, the country finished 39th, dropped 4 spots to 43 in 2014, dropped another 2 spots to 45 in 2015, dropped a spot to 46 in 2016, and retained the 46th spot in 2017, before its freefall to 56th this year.